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Finance committee approves contract changes for school construction work with Downs Construction
Summary
The committee approved an amendment and contract extension for Downs Construction to cover reimbursable soft costs and to extend the company's role in phases 2 and 3 of Providence school capital projects, resolving reimbursements the city had already paid.
The Providence Finance Committee approved two related actions to reconcile and extend work with Downs Construction on Providence school capital projects.
City staff asked the committee to amend an existing contract to add $904,295 to cover reimbursable soft costs that Downs Construction procured and for which the city had already reimbursed the company. Staff said these costs were incurred between 2020 and 2023 at the direction of the prior public property administration; in some cases the purchases drew…
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